Universities are offering cut-price courses, cash handouts, and free laptops in a bid to entice a higher number of UK students ahead of this year’s clearing scramble.

It comes amid mounting financial pressure across the higher education sector, with several universities axing courses, closing departments, and making widespread staff redundancies in a battle to stay solvent.

While the clearing rush is a well-trodden process, with incentives like scholarships or bursaries commonly offered to fill spaces, this year’s race is set to be a “buyer’s market” for students getting their A-level results, higher education experts have said.

Thousands of students in England, Wales and Northern Ireland will open A-level, T-level, Btec and other level-three results on Thursday. Students in Scotlan

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